Evaluation of lightning surge characteristics induced in subscriber line at telecommunication center end in a tropical area

• Main Authors: Tominaga, Tetsuya, Kuwabara, Nobuo, Kato, Jun, Ramli, Annuar, Samad, A. Halim, Ahmad, Hussein
• Format: Article
• Published: Oxford University Press 2004
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12350/

Lightning surges induced on subscriber lines in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which is located in a tropical region, were observed at telecommunication centers. More than 100 surges per line were observed during a three-month period. Peak values, observed using a lightning surge counter, show that lightni...